Meaning of 不知不觉
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùzhībùjué
- (idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly
不知不觉 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
天不知不觉地暗了下来。
It became dark before I knew it.
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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知 zhī · to know · 8 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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觉 jiào · a nap · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不知不觉.
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5] |
| 觉得 | juéde | to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc) |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 睡觉 | shuìjiào | to go to bed; to sleep |
| 知识 | zhīshi | knowledge; intellectual |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
Questions about 不知不觉
What does 不知不觉 mean?
不知不觉 (bùzhī-bùjué) means "(idiom) unconsciously; unwittingly".
How do you write 不知不觉?
不知不觉 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 知 (8 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 觉 (9 strokes). That is 25 strokes in total.
Is 不知不觉 an HSK word?
Yes. 不知不觉 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 不知不觉 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 不知不觉 is written 不知不覺.